As Christmas decorations come down across Staffordshire, Douglas Macmillan Hospice, known locally as Dougie Mac, is reminding households that there is still time to register real Christmas trees for recycling in the New Year.
The hospice’s much-loved TreeCycle initiative offers an easy and environmentally friendly way to dispose of real Christmas trees, while raising vital funds to support Dougie Mac’s specialist care and support services.
An army of volunteers will once again be out collecting trees over the weekend of January 9 to 12 2026. Collections will take place across a wide range of postcode areas including ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5, ST6, ST7, ST8, ST9, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST13, TF9 and CW3.
All collected trees will be recycled and turned into compost by Brown Recycling Limited, ensuring they are reused in an environmentally responsible way.
However, trees must be registered for collection before 11.59pm on January 5 2026 to be included.
Deborah Vickers, Head of Business and Events Fundraising at Dougie Mac, said:
“Our Christmas Tree Cycle takes away the hassle and mess of disposing of your tree, we’ll collect it from your house and recycle it in an environmentally friendly way. We can collect trees from homes, businesses, schools and churches in the relevant postcode areas, all we ask for is a donation to support our care services. Then simply leave your tree outside your registered address on the weekend of January 9, 12 and we’ll take it away.
“In exchange for collecting your tree, we just ask for a donation to support our specialist care services, enabling us to be there for more children, young adults and adults, as well as their families, when they need us. For example a donation of £20 could pay for pain relief medication for patients at a time when they need it most, so you really are making a difference.”
To find out more about Dougie Mac’s TreeCycle, make a donation and register your tree, search “Dougie Mac TreeCycle” or visit www.dougiemac.org.uk/tree-collection.
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